wednesday, president obama called income inequality "the defining challenge of our time." "we've got to move beyond the false notion that this is an issue exclusively of minority concern. and we have to reject a politics that suggests any effort to address it in a meaningful way somehow pits the interest of a deserving middle class against those of an underserving poor in search of handouts." while the president spoke, u.s. labor secretary thomas perez toured chicago-based recruiting firm, seaton corporation, echoing the president's support of a senate bill to raise the national minimum wage to 10-10 an hour. "when that bill passes, a family of four will be just above poverty line and uh // that drives growth, people spending money." chicago's mayor released a statement in support. also, perez saw how seaton's susidiary, "peoplescout" and a non-profit called "skills for chicagoland's future" have placed 600-unemployed people who sharpened their job skills. "they bridge a couple of gaps they look at what public money is available and how we can use that." and there are hint